#9, 740 4th Ave South, Lethbridge, AB
Imago Relationship Therapy
Understand the Pattern. Communicate Differently. Reconnect With Intention.
Imago Relationship Therapy is a structured approach to couples counselling that helps partners understand the deeper patterns beneath recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, and misunderstanding.
Rather than focusing only on the argument itself, Imago helps couples slow things down, explore what may be happening underneath the conflict, and learn new ways to speak, listen, and respond with greater understanding and emotional safety.
The Imago Dialogue
Understand the Pattern. Communicate Differently. Reconnect With Intention.
A central part of Imago Relationship Therapy is the structured Couples Dialogue. Rather than allowing a difficult conversation to unfold in the same familiar way, partners are guided through a process of listening, reflecting, validating, and responding with empathy.
The purpose is not to force agreement. Two people can experience the same relationship very differently. The goal is to make enough room for both experiences to be heard and understood without immediately moving into defensiveness or debate.
Specialized Training in Imago Relationship Therapy
Anaka completed the intensive 96-hour Imago Relationship Therapy clinical training, delivered over 12 training days across three weekends beginning in 2007.
Certification required additional clinical work beyond the initial training, including recorded couples sessions that were reviewed under supervision. After completing these post-training requirements, Anaka earned certification as a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist in 2011.
This specialized training and supervised clinical process provided Anaka with an in-depth framework for helping couples & individuals understand recurring relationship patterns, communicate difficult experiences more safely, and develop greater mutual understanding.
- Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
- 96 hours of intensive Imago clinical training
- Supervised review of recorded couples work
- Certified since 2011
- Registered Psychologist in Alberta since 2016
Imago May Be Helpful When…
- You keep having versions of the same argument.
- One or both partners become defensive or shut down.
- You feel misunderstood even when you are trying to explain yourself.
- Emotional closeness has faded.
- Differences that once seemed manageable now create frustration.
- You want to rebuild trust, affection, or emotional safety.
- You want to strengthen a relationship that is already generally stable.
- You want to better understand the patterns beneath recurring conflict rather than only resolve the immediate argument.
Ready to Communicate Differently?
If you and your partner are caught in patterns that keep repeating, couples counselling can provide a structured place to understand what is happening and begin relating differently.
Imago at Love at Home Counselling
Anaka integrates Imago principles into couples counselling while tailoring the work to the needs and circumstances of each relationship.
Imago may be used as part of counselling for recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, intimacy concerns, trust difficulties, betrayal recovery, and rebuilding after difficult relationship experiences.